Ochlerotatus sticticus

Ochlerotatus sticticus

''Ochlerotatus sticticus'' is an uncommon mosquito, although the species can be abundant along river floodlands. It has been known to be responsible for human bites. Like all mosquitoes, it is only the females that bite.
Mosquito (Female) - Ochlerotatus (Aedes) sticticus Habitat: Attracted to a light; semi-rural area https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135095/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135098/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135097/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135096/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html Aedes,Aedes sticticus,Geotagged,Ochlerotatus,Ochlerotatus sticticus,Spring,United States,diptera,fly,mosquito

Distribution

''Ochlerotatus sticticus'' has a very patchy but wide distribution in temperate parts of Europe, Asia and North America. It has an episodic and patchy distribution in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Mosquito (Female) - Ochlerotatus (Aedes) sticticus Habitat: Attracted to a light; semi-rural area https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135095/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135098/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135097/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135096/mosquito_female_-_ochlerotatus_aedes_sticticus.html Geotagged,Ochlerotatus sticticus,Spring,United States

Behavior

Not a huge amount is known of its life cycle. It is believed that they overwinter in the egg stage.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyCulicidae
GenusOchlerotatus
SpeciesO. sticticus
Photographed in
United States of America